Anthony Pettis

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Anthony Pettis almost definitely doesn't represent Henderson's next challenger, but the former WEC champ could entertain a lightweight title fight with Bendo following his experiment at featherweight this summer.

Pettis, the last man to defeat Henderson and the inventor of the "Showtime Kick," will challenge featherweight champ Jose Aldo at UFC 163 in August.

However, in a rather confusing possible scenario, Pettis said he'll bump back up to lightweight for a rematch with Bendo if he can get past Aldo.

In their first encounter, Pettis earned a unanimous decision win over Henderson to capture the WEC lightweight belt at WEC 53, landing the infamous "Showtime Kick" to Bendo's jaw in the fifth round.

In an interview earlier this month with Yahoo's David King, Pettis offered up these sentiments regarding a rematch with Bendo: "I want to fight Ben again. I beat him once, but that was a long time ago. People forgot about it already."

Josh Thomson

If the adage rings true that the best way to gauge an MMA fighter is to look at his or her last fight, then Josh Thomson genuinely resuscitated his career with one impressive finish at UFC on Fox 7.

Gracing the Octagon for the first time in nearly nine years, "The Punk" outclassed perennial lightweight contender Nate Diaz, ultimately TKO'ing the 28-year-old former title challenger with a vicious head kick and follow-up punches to garner "Knockout of the Night" honors.

The win catapulted Thomson to No. 4 on the UFC's list of lightweights. The Punk now only sits behind Gray Maynard, Pettis and Melendez, respectively.

Although one UFC win, albeit an impressive one, doesn't merit a title shot, Thomson promptly put himself in striking range to fight for the belt by becoming the first man to serve Diaz a TKO.